GENERAL ANATOMY
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
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to repair itself
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for growth
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to get sick
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for energy
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Detailed explanation-1: -Carbohydrates, fats, protein, and alcohol in the foods and drinks we eat provide food energy or “calories."
Detailed explanation-2: -Carbohydrates are the preferred source of energy. If the diet does not provide adequate carbohydrates the body will draw mainly upon proteins for its energy needs. By eating adequate amounts of carbohydrates, proteins will be spared to be used for growth, development and regulatory functions of the body.
Detailed explanation-3: -To provide energy needed to keep the body breathing and alive, for movement and warmth, and for growth and repair of tissues. Some starch and sugar is changed to body fat.
Detailed explanation-4: -Energy produced from food in the human body is used to maintain the body’s essential functions (e.g. cell growth and repair, respiration, blood transport) and perform physical tasks including work, exercise and recreational activities.